Growing Plants in Space

Description

What if people could grow plants in space? Would people be able to live on other planets? Scientists say yes! All plants need to grow is light, water, soil, air, and science. Learn about farming in outer space with this high-interest STEAM reader.

Sujets

• Sciences et techniques

Informations

• Publié par: Teacher Created Materials
• Date de parution: 15 mai 2019
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780743922272
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

Extrait

Read and Respond
1. What do plants need to gr ow?
2. Why can’ t people send a lot of water and
food into space with astr onauts?
3. Why is it important to test food gr own in
space befor e people eat it?
4. What ar e the benefits of gr owing plants in
space? What ar e the challenges?
5. What might happen if plants could not be
gr own in space?
6. W rite a letter as if you wer e the first plant
on Mars. What would be har d to get used
to? What would you like?
 

G eorgi a Beth
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Contributing A uthor
Jennifer Law son
Consultan ts
Gary Krupnick, Ph.D.
Department of Botany
Ecologist and Evolutionary Biologist
National Museum of Natural History
Sharon Banks
3rd Grade T eacher
Duncan Public Schools
Publishing Credits
Rachelle Cracchiolo, M.S.Ed., P ublisher
Conni Medina, M.A.Ed., Managing Editor
Diana Kenney , M.A.Ed., NBCT , Content Director
Vér onique Bos , Creative Director
Robin Erickson , Art D irector
Michelle Jovin, M.A., Associate Editor
Mindy Duits , Senior Graphic Designer
Smithsonian Science Education Center
Image Credits: front cover , p.1, p.8, p .9 (all), pp.10–11, p .12 (bottom), p.14
(bottom), p.15, pp .16–17 (all), pp.18–19 (all), p .20, p .21 (top), p.23 (all), p .27 (top)
NASA; p.2–3 NASA/Cory Huston; p .5 (top) Ju Huanzong Xinhua News Agency/
Newscom; p .10 (bottom) NASA/Bill Whit e; pp.12–13 University of Arizona;
p.27 (bottom) NASA/A ubrey Gemignani; all other images from iStock and/or
Shutterstock.
Library of Congress Ca taloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Beth, Georgia, author .
Title: Growing plants in space / Geor gia.
Description: Huntington Beach, CA : T eacher Created Materials, [2019] |
Audience: K -003. | Includes index. |
Identifiers: L CCN 2018030483 (print) | L CCN 2018034797 (ebook) | ISBN
9781493869107 | ISBN 9781493866700
Subjects: LCSH: Plants--Eff ect of space flight on--Juvenile literature . |
Plants, Cultivated-- Juvenile literature . | Outer space--Juvenile
literature.
Classification: L CC QK760 (ebook) | L CC QK760 .B47 2020 (print) | DDC
580.19--dc23
L C record available at https://lc cn.loc.gov/2018030483
 

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T able of Contents
P lan t P ower .......................................... 4
What P l ants Need ................................ 6
Pr ot ec ting P lan t s ................................. 1 2
Choosin g Crops .................................. 1 8
Bi gger Bene fit s ...................................2 4
STE AM Cha ll enge ............................. 2 8
Gl oss ar y ............................................. 30
Inde x ...................................................3 1
Career Advi ce .................................... 32